Vera Lewis
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Jun 9, 1873 (153 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vera Lewis (June 10, 1873 – February 8, 1956) was an American film and stage actress, beginning in the silent film era. She appeared in 183 films between 1915 and 1947. She was married to actor Ralph Lewis. She was born in Manhattan, where she began acting in stage productions. Her film career started in 1915 with the film Hypocrites, which starred Myrtle Stedman and Courtenay Foote. From 1915 to 1929 she appeared in 63 silent films, including the film classic Intolerance (1916) where she played the "old maid" Miss Jenkins. Unlike many silent film stars, she made a smooth transition to "talking films", starting with her 1930 appearance in Wide Open, starring Patsy Ruth Miller and Edward Everett Horton. Though never what is referred to as a "premier star", she appeared in 58 films during the 1930s, and another 60 during the 1940s. She retired after 1947, and resided at the Motion Picture Country House in Woodland Hills, California at the time of her death on February 8, 1956.
Known For
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth AvenueWoman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | Wife to Spare | |
| 1947 | It's a Joke, Son!Hortense Dimwitty | |
| 1947 | It Had to Be YouMrs. Brown (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | Spook BustersMrs. Grimm | |
| 1946 | The KillersMa Hirsch (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | The Cat CreepsCora Williams | |
| 1945 | The SuspectHannah Barlow (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | Rhythm Round-UpMrs. Squimp | |
| 1945 | Hollywood and VineFanny | |
| 1944 | Mr. SkeffingtonJustice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Someone to RememberAggressive Miss Green | |
| 1943 | The Gorilla ManLandlady (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Princess O'RourkeMatilda (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | The Hard Way'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Lady GangsterMa Silsby | |
| 1942 | Busses RoarMrs. Dipper | |
| 1942 | MoontideMrs. Simpson (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Bullet ScarsIndignant Woman in Car | |
| 1941 | ManpowerWife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Miss PollyElvira Pennywinkle | |
| 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not EnoughMrs. Slocum | |
| 1941 | Four MothersMrs. Ridgefield | |
| 1941 | Three Girls About TownClubwoman | |
| 1941 | Bad Men of MissouriMrs. Jordan | |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots OnHead Nurse (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Remember the DayTeacher | |
| 1941 | Cliff Edwards and His BuckaroosMrs. Marshall (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Here Comes HappinessMrs. James | |
| 1941 | The Lady and the LugElsa's Society Friend (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | One Foot in HeavenMrs. Simpson (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | She Couldn't Say NoPansy Hawkins | |
| 1940 | All This, and Heaven TooQueen Amélia of France (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | They Drive by NightLandlady (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | The Courageous Dr. ChristianMrs. Norma Stewart | |
| 1940 | Father Is A PrinceCarrie | |
| 1940 | An Angel from TexasMrs. Gates | |
| 1940 | Adventure in DiamondsMrs. MacPherson | |
| 1940 | Money and the WomanMrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Granny Get Your GunCarrie Ellis | |
| 1939 | The Return of Doctor XMiss Sweetman | |
| 1939 | The Roaring TwentiesMrs. Gray | |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew and the Hidden StaircaseRosemary Turnbull | |
| 1939 | Hell's KitchenSarah Krispan | |
| 1939 | Naughty But NiceAunt Annabella Hardwick | |
| 1939 | Four WivesMrs. Ridgefield | |
| 1939 | Devil's IslandGaudet's Housekeeper | |
| 1939 | Blackwell's IslandHospital Desk Nurse (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Dodge CityLeague Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Women in the WindFarmer's Wife | |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMrs. Edwards (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Kid NightingaleWoman Crashing Vase (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Espionage AgentAmerican Tourist Going to Desert | |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane in ChinatownDowager (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Private DetectiveMrs. Widner | |
| 1939 | Yes, My Darling DaughterMrs. Dibble | |
| 1939 | Sweepstakes WinnerMrs. McCarthy, the Landlady | |
| 1939 | On TrialMrs. Leeds-Juror #8 | |
| 1938 | Nancy Drew… DetectiveMiss Van Deering (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | The Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseJuror (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Four DaughtersMrs. Ridgefield | |
| 1938 | Comet Over BroadwayMrs. Appleton | |
| 1938 | Racket BustersJordan's Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Boy Meets GirlStudio Cleaning Woman | |
| 1938 | Girls on ProbationMiss Lewis | |
| 1938 | Broadway MusketeersLandlady (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | In Old ChicagoWedding Witness (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Torchy Gets Her ManWoman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Hard to GetMrs. Petewyler (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | Maid of SalemTownswoman (Uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Missing GirlsMa Barton | |
| 1936 | Paddy O'DayAunt Flora | |
| 1936 | Dancing PirateOrville's Mother (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Don’t Get PersonalSpinster (Uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Man on the Flying TrapezeMrs. Cordelia Neselrode | |
| 1935 | Never Too LateMother Hartley | |
| 1935 | Way Down EastMrs. Poole | |
| 1935 | The Daring Young ManSecretary to the Duchess | |
| 1935 | Navy WifeBridge Player | |
| 1934 | The Meanest Gal in TownWoman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Meet the BaronHead Housekeeper (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Hold Your ManMrs. Gargan (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | Night NurseMiss Dillon | |
| 1931 | Command PerformanceQueen Elizabeth | |
| 1930 | Wide OpenMrs. Hathaway | |
| 1930 | Strictly UnconventionalDuchess of Brocklehurst | |
| 1929 | The Iron MaskMadame Peronne | |
| 1929 | CoquetteMiss Jenkins | |
| 1928 | RamonaSeñora Moreno | |
| 1928 | The Home TownersMrs. Calhoun | |
| 1928 | Something Always HappensGräfin Agathe | |
| 1928 | Satan and the WomanMrs. Leone Daingerfield | |
| 1927 | The Broken GateInvalid | |
| 1927 | The Small BachelorMrs. Waddington | |
| 1927 | What Happened To FatherMrs. Bradberry | |
| 1927 | ResurrectionAunt Marya | |
| 1926 | Take It from MeMrs. Forsythe | |
| 1926 | Ella CindersMa Cinders | |
| 1926 | The Gilded ButterflyMrs. Ralston | |
| 1926 | The LilyMrs. Arnaud Sr | |
| 1926 | King of the Pack"Widder" Gasper | |
| 1925 | Stella DallasMrs. Tibbets | |
| 1925 | The Only ThingPrincess Erek | |
| 1925 | EnticementMrs. Blake | |
| 1925 | Eve's SecretDuchess | |
| 1925 | Who CaresGrandmother Ludlow | |
| 1924 | How to Educate a WifeMrs. Bancks | |
| 1924 | Broadway After DarkMrs. Smith | |
| 1924 | The Dark SwanMrs. Quinn | |
| 1924 | In Every Woman's LifeDiana Lansdale | |
| 1923 | Long Live the KingArchduchess Annuncita | |
| 1923 | The Marriage MarketAunt Agnes Piggott | |
| 1923 | BrassMrs. Jones | |
| 1923 | DesireMrs. De Witt Harlan | |
| 1922 | The Glorious FoolMiss Hart | |
| 1922 | Peg o' My HeartMrs. Chichester | |
| 1922 | Nancy from NowhereMrs. Kelly | |
| 1920 | The Blooming AngelFloss's Aunt | |
| 1920 | Nurse MarjorieDuchess of Donegal | |
| 1920 | She Couldn't Help ItMother Hogan | |
| 1920 | The Poor SimpMrs. Adams | |
| 1920 | A Full HouseAunt Penelope | |
| 1920 | The Devil's RiddleLeading lady | |
| 1919 | The PestHousekeeper | |
| 1919 | Lombardi, Ltd.Mollie | |
| 1919 | The Mother and the LawMiss Mary Jenkins | |
| 1919 | The Long Lane's TurningCharlotte Allen | |
| 1919 | As the Sun Went DownIke's Wife | |
| 1919 | Yvonne from ParisAunt Marie Provost | |
| 1919 | The Lamb and the LionMrs. Robert Derby | |
| 1919 | The Merry-Go-RoundMrs. Pomeroy | |
| 1918 | A Weaver of DreamsAunt Hattie Taylor | |
| 1918 | A Bit of JadeMrs. Abigail King | |
| 1917 | Jack and the BeanstalkThe Giantess | |
| 1917 | The Trouble BusterMrs. Westfall | |
| 1917 | Lost in TransitMrs. Flint | |
| 1916 | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesMary T. Jenkins (Modern Story) | |
| 1915 | The Caprices of KittyMiss Smythe | |
| 1915 | Betty in Search of a ThrillMrs. Hastings | |
| 1915 | HypocritesParishioner (uncredited) | |
| 1915 | Sunshine MollyMrs. O'Brien | |
| 1915 | The Kid MagiciansGeorgie's Mother |